With Pat Cummins being ruled out, the modern-day batting great Steve Smith will take charge of the team, and the exceptionally talented pacer Scott Boland will take his place in the playing XI.
There were intense speculations regarding Pat Cummins' availability for the Ashes opener, with the Australia skipper hinting that he might be fit and fine to fire.
"We've grappled with it for a little while," Australia head coach McDonald told reporters in Canberra, as quoted by Cricket.com.au. "The nature of the injury is that you never know and you're sort of taking it a day by day.
He'll be back bowling this week, and that's a huge step - Andrew McDonald
"We've run out of time. We flagged this a week or so ago that it will take four-plus weeks to get him up and running. We've run out of time unfortunately, but really optimistic and hopeful for the second Test match.
Andrew McDonald confirmed that Pat Cummins will also be around the squad in Perth.
We're incredibly fortunate to have such an experienced captain - Andrew McDonald on Steve Smith
Andrew McDonald further expressed his delight over having a legendary player like Steve Smith doing captaincy duties in the absence of Cummins. He said:
While talking about Cummins' replacement in the playing XI, Scott Boland, the Aussie head coach said that they are not in a bad position at all. He stated:
"You get excited about when (Cummins) does come back, what an injection that will be to the group - a fully-fit Pat Cummins returning at some stage during the Ashes, and that's what we're hopeful for."
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